Unravelling Energy Issues Underpinning Low Energy Availability in High Performance Athletes

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 30, 2025

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2027

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2027

Conditions
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Interventions
OTHER

Diet-induced low energy availability

6-days of severe low energy availability (LEA, 15kcal/kg FFM/d), achieved by superimposing restricted energy intake on the control trial.

OTHER

Exercise-induced low energy availability

6-days of severe low energy availability (LEA, 15kcal/kg FFM/d), achieved by superimposing increased exercise energy expenditure on the control trial.

Trial Locations (1)

3065

RECRUITING

Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

UNKNOWN

lead

Australian Catholic University

OTHER